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#A99CC1

#a99cc1 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#a99cc1 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 61.18% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.44% cyan, 19.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 261.08°, with 22.98% saturation and 68.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3606

Complementary

  1. #a99cc1
  2. #b4c19c

Split complementary

  1. #a99cc1
  2. #c1bb9c
  3. #a1c19c

Analogous

  1. #9ca1c1
  2. #a99cc1
  3. #bb9cc1

Triadic

  1. #a99cc1
  2. #c1a99c
  3. #9cc1a9

Tetradic

  1. #a99cc1
  2. #c19cb4
  3. #b4c19c
  4. #9cc1a9

Square

  1. #a99cc1
  2. #c19ca1
  3. #b4c19c
  4. #9cc1bb

Monochromatic

  1. #5b4b79
  2. #806da4
  3. #a99cc1
  4. #d2cbde
  5. #f4f2f7

Shades

#a99cc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a99cc1
  2. #988cae
  3. #877d9a
  4. #766d87
  5. #655e74
  6. #554e61
  7. #443e4d
  8. #332f3a
  9. #221f27
  10. #111013
  11. #000000

Tints

#a99cc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a99cc1
  2. #b2a6c7
  3. #bab0cd
  4. #c3bad4
  5. #cbc4da
  6. #d4cee0
  7. #ddd7e6
  8. #e5e1ec
  9. #eeebf3
  10. #f6f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a99cc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a99cc1
  2. #a599bb
  3. #a196b4
  4. #9d94ae
  5. #9991a7
  6. #958ea1
  7. #908b9a
  8. #8c8894
  9. #88868d
  10. #848387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a0af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95a2c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #97a2c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5a1a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d9fc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f9fc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a79fb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a99cc1 {
  color: #a99cc1;
}
Background
.bg-a99cc1 {
  background-color: #a99cc1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a99cc1 {
  border: 2px solid #a99cc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a99cc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 156 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a99cc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a99cc1, #bb9cc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a99cc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 156 193 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 5.56 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.19 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.79 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 8.50 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.39 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.47 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 11.60 #56633e Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#a99cc1  rgb(169, 156, 193)  hsl(261, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#b4c19c  rgb(180, 193, 156)  hsl(81, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#c1a99c  rgb(193, 169, 156)  hsl(21, 23%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#9cc1a9  rgb(156, 193, 169)  hsl(141, 23%, 68%)  Dark Sea Green